in Re State Board for Educator Certification

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN NO. 03-13-00376-CV In re State Board for Educator Certification ORIGINAL PROCEEDING FROM TRAVIS COUNTY CONCURRING OPINION I join Justice Goodwin’s opinion. I write separately to explore this important issue more deeply. Since at least as far back as 1897, the State and its subdivisions have been exempt from filing a bond related to an appeal. See Act approved Mar. 20, 1897, 25th Leg., R.S., ch. 29, § 1, 1897 Tex. Gen. Laws 27, reprinted in 10 H.P.N. Gammel, The Laws of Texas 1822-1897, at 1081, 1081 (Austin, Gammel Book Co., 1898) (current…